Mississippi Bar Exam Study Material

You have to take an exam to work in Mississippi?

Easily the most random question I've heard today.

The most useful resource is the sample questions and answers from Barbri.

The way I recommend studying for the bar exam is:
Step 1: look at a sample question and hand write out the sample answer word for word
Step 2: copy that answer while looking off of the sample, but put it in your own words
Step 3: answer the same question without looking at any of those copies
Step 4: answer a similar fact pattern but not the same exact sample question
Step 5: repeat this process for every style of sample question for each book of the exam

This brute forth method will encode the formula for analyzing each question, so you’re going to get most of the points. On the exam, most questions will follow a similar pattern to something you have seen before, so you’ll have developed muscle memory to jump in and work those patterns out in ways that should get you most of the points in a timely manner.

Kingbob - Did you take the Barbri online classes?
If so, were they good with telling you what is normally asked on the exam? I took the Louisiana Barbri many years ago (and passed the bar) and I remember the teacher mostly telling us what is and isn't on the exam.

I’m taking Barbri.

I find the multistate/common law infuriating (as a Louisiana lawyer).

You end up learning traditional common law, “the modern view”, and then Mississippi distinctions. It’s pretty overwhelming and has me dreading the essays. The multiple choice is a breeze in comparison.

Mississippi College School of Law for the win!!

DVA Tailgater

Is Barbri telling you what areas to focus on and not focus on?
Are you taking online courses or just studying the materials?

Just buy Barbri and do at least 80% of the lessons/homework.

Look at old test questions from last 5 or so years.

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My Cousin Vinny was set in Alabama.

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Know dat. Hand grenades and horseshoes…

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Is Barbri telling you what areas to focus on and not focus on? Are you taking online courses or just studying the materials?

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I started in mid March. Each day, it gives me a study plan (which videos to watch, practice questions, or re-read the material.)

Since I started in March, I’ve now reached the part where they’re going over Mississippi specific law. The problem is, Mississippi hasn’t yet released what their essays will be on. Conceivably, I’m learning irrelevant law.

At this point, I’m likely better off doing practice questions and essays until Mississippi releases the schedule. And start drilling down the elements of every dang thing.

The essays are a dang beast, and some rest really off the wall stuff. The other day, I did a Crim Pro essay, and the prompt was longer than most pleadings. Model answers will humble you. I’ve been practicing law for 12 years. Going back to bar exam land is so counterintuitive.

Also common law sucks. I don’t know how you baws do it. Garbage law.